TaskRatchet

TaskRatchet

The Todo List That Keeps You Accountable

Set deadlines and stake real money on your tasks. Complete them on time or pay the price you set. Perfect for procrastinators who need a stronger incentive than just another notification.

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47,028 Tasks Created
Total number of tasks users have created on TaskRatchet over the lifespan of the tool.
$1,528 In Active Stakes
Total amount of money currently staked on active tasks.
89.08% Completion Rate
Percentage of tasks successfully completed on time by our users. 89.08% of tasks created by our users resulted in them successfully meeting their goals.

How It Works

1

Create a task

Add your task, set a deadline, and choose how much to stake. Pick an amount that actually motivates you.

2

Get reminders

Stay on track with reminders as your deadline approaches.

3

Complete or pay up

Finish on time and you're done. Miss the deadline and you're charged the stake you set. Did the work but forgot to check it off? Just let us know and we won't charge you.

Integrations

TaskRatchet connects with the tools you already use, so your money-staked commitments fit right into your workflow.

Beeminder

Automatically post a datapoint to your Beeminder goals whenever you create or complete a TaskRatchet task.

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Todoist

Turn labeled, dated Todoist tasks into money-staked TaskRatchet commitments, synced automatically.

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Calendar

Subscribe to a private, read-only iCal feed of your TaskRatchet deadlines in any calendar app.

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Our Team

Nathan Arthur

Founded by Narthur

TaskRatchet was built by Nathan Arthur, a web developer active in the Beeminder community. Nathan has been using Beeminder since 2018. With the encouragement of Beeminder cofounder Danny and the Beeminder community, Nathan launched TaskRatchet in 2020 to make it easier to make monetary commitments on one-off tasks. Since then he's been making steady progress on turning TaskRatchet into the ultimate todo list with consequences.

Nicky Walters

Supported by Nicky

Nicky breathes books and raises rabbits. Also they are consummately crafty, beguilingly British, and eat university degrees like candy (3 and counting!). Here at TaskRatchet Nicky keeps the inbox squeaky-clean and has single-handedly improved the level of customer support by several orders of magnitude since they got involved in late 2022. Nicky's superhero name is Inbox Zero.

Luke Arthur

Developed by Luke

Luke Arthur joined his brother to work on TaskRatchet in order to create the first version of TaskRatchet's mobile apps (coming soon!). His love of learning and engineering mindset have been a huge help in pushing TaskRatchet forward. When he's not slinging code, Luke enjoys flying helicopters, scaling climbing walls, playing the piano and violin, and working on film projects.